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College Station Monthly Summary: May 2010

Summer came early to College Station in May 2010 as sweltering temperatures made the cold weather of this past winter feel like a distant memory. The average monthly temperature of 79.4°F made this past May the second warmest since records started in 1889, second only to May 1996. In a typical May, maximum temperatures will reach the 90°F mark 6 times, but May 2010 saw 21 days reach the 90°F mark, tying a record set in 1996. Four temperature records were set or tied; three maximums in an eight day period from the 3rd-11th and a minimum on the 22nd. Otherwise, 16 maximum or minimum temperatures were near records throughout the month. In addition to the warmth that characterized the month, very little rain precipitation was recorded at Easterwood Field. 1.88" of the precipitation recorded at Easterwood Field in May fell in the 24-hour period of the 14th-15th, which happened to coincide with commencement ceremonies at Texas A&M. Monthly precipitation in May 2010 was a little less than 40% of normal, at exactly 2.00", increasing the 2010 year-to-date deficit to 5.35".

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 85°F 68°F +6°F   Maximum 90.0°F +4.7°F
2 84°F 60°F 0°F   Minimum 68.9°F +3.6°F
3 90°F 56°F +1°F T Average 79.4°F +4.1°F
4 89°F 53°F ‑1°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 94°F 57°F +2°F   Heating 0 ‑5
6 92°F 63°F +4°F   Cooling 456 +132
7 95°F 71°F +10°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 80°F 69°F +2°F   Maximum ≥ 90°F 21 +15
9 76°F 65°F ‑4°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 88°F 73°F +6°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 94°F 72°F +9°F    
12 91°F 73°F +8°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 91°F 75°F +8°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 88°F 67°F +2°F 1.04" Monthly Total 2.00" ‑3.05"
15 79°F 65°F ‑3°F 0.84" Year-to-date Total 11.44" ‑5.35"
16 88°F 66°F +2°F   Days ≥ 0.01" 3 ‑5
17 91°F 68°F +4°F 0.12"  
18 88°F 67°F +2°F   Monthly Extremes
19 91°F 72°F +6°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 90°F 75°F +6°F T Highest Temperature 96°F 3 times
21 92°F 75°F +6°F   Lowest Temperature 53°F 4th
22 92°F 76°F +7°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 1.88" 14th-15th
23 93°F 76°F +8°F   Maximum Wind Gust 48 mph 17th
24 91°F 74°F +6°F    
25 91°F 73°F +5°F   Record Book for May
26 92°F 70°F +3°F   Highest Temperature 100°F 1998
27 93°F 68°F +2°F   Lowest Temperature 42°F 1954
28 96°F 71°F +6°F   Highest Minimum 82°F 1988
29 96°F 71°F +6°F   Lowest Maximum 62°F 1979
30 96°F 74°F +6°F T Wettest Month 14.70" 1929
31 94°F 72°F +4°F   Driest Month 0.11" 1998
  Wettest 24 Hours 6.23" 1983
"T" indicates daily precipitation ≤ 0.005".
BOLDFACE indicates an extreme daily value for the month.
ITALICS indicates a daily record was set or tied.
*Departure from the 1971‑2000 normal.


*New Records Set

Day Parameter Value Old Record Year
11th Tied highest maximum temperature 94°F 94°F 1939
14th Tied most daily precipitation 1.04" 1.04" 2010
22nd Tied highest minimum temperature 76°F 76°F 1927

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
5th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 94°F 96°F 1947
6th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 92°F 96°F 1984
7th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 95°F 99°F 1998
13th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 75°F 77°F 1995
20th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 75°F 76°F 1990
21st Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 75°F 76°F 1957
23rd Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 76°F 79°F 2008
28th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 96°F 98°F 1958
29th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 96°F 100°F 1996
30th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 96°F 99°F 2003
*NOTE: Records from 1910 through July 1951 are based on observations taken at the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station main farm located 7 miles SW of College Station. Records from August 1951 through
the present are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field.


June Normals for College Station

Beginning of the month: 88°F/68°F Monthly precipitation: 3.79"
Middle of the month: 92°F/72°F Precipitation days: 7
End of the month: 94°F/73°F Days ≥ 90°F:  21
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